The curtain comes down on another racing season at Batavia Downs this Saturday night (December 6), but the three remaining cards truly offer something for everyone.
Friday night (December 5) features the biggest Pick-6 carryover of the season, $6,640, and there is also a free $1,000 Pick-6 contest that night as well. In order to be eligible for the contest you must sign-up at the Players Club before 5 p.m. when the contest begins. The contest Pick-6 begins on Race 4; the wagering Pick-6 begins on Race 7.
Also on Friday night, it’s Customer Appreciation Night. One-dollar racing programs will be on sale at 5 p.m. at the program stand, and Subway sampler subs along with cake and coffee will be served in the enclosed grandstand after the fourth race.
Patrons dining in the Clubhouse will receive $10 back in gaming free-play when purchasing the prime rib, shrimp and crab leg buffet. A reservation is recommended as the track is expecting to sell out.
Saturday afternoon will feature another 12-race program with first-race post time set for 12:15 p.m.
Saturday afternoon will feature an amazing clubhouse buffet deal. When patrons purchase the buffet for $10.95, they get $10 back in gaming free-play after earning one point on the gaming floor. That’s lunch for less than a buck and free money for the gaming floor. This offer is available from noon until 3 p.m. only.
Saturday evening is closing night and features the track’s popular Quinella match play promotion, the final $1,000 Pick-6 contest ($500 if won on Friday night) in which players only have to pick the most winners to win. And it’s also the upstate New York chapter of USHWA’s annual Night of Distinction where awards will be distributed to both human and equine performance leaders throughout the evening. First-race post time is 6:35 p.m.
The paddock room will remain open for simulcast wagering from 11:30 a.m. until 10 p.m. on Saturday.
“I think we’re going out with a bang,” said Todd Haight, the track’s director/general manager of live racing. “With all the activities going on, I’m confident we will draw nice crowds to end the meet. I would also like to thanks everyone for their support this racing season.”
(With files from Batavia)